Buying out your shop is a stated goal in Probably Stolen, but the collected sources do not confirm the purchase steps. The required price, menu interaction and whether the current Demo lets you complete the purchase are 待确认 / Pending confirmation. Saving money fits the official goal, but it is not enough evidence to promise that a particular button or conversation will finish it.
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Buying out the shop is an official goal
The main Steam listing says your objective is to earn enough to buy out the shop before rising rent forces your hand. Its background describes a former scavenger securing a storefront with a loan while dealing with factions and questionable merchandise. This confirms the intended ownership goal without specifying the transaction that achieves it.
The exact price and purchase conditions are absent from the collected official description. There is no verified day requirement, customer trigger or shop-buying dialogue in the material. Those details remain 待确认 / Pending confirmation, rather than an assumed progression checklist.
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Separate the Demo from the planned full game
The free Demo and the main game have separate Steam listings. The October 6, 2026 research snapshot recorded the Demo as released and the main game as planned for October 28, 2026. A goal advertised for the game does not prove that every part of that goal is available in the Demo.
The Demo description confirms three starting scenarios plus hardcore mode. It does not give a documented shop-purchase endpoint or say which scenario can reach one. Reaching a large balance in a Demo run therefore should not be described as proof that purchasing the shop is currently possible.
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Protect the cash you need for rent
Rent increases over time according to the official description. Falling behind lowers the shop's attractiveness, reduces incoming customers and worsens the revenue shortfall. Keeping the displayed payment covered is a practical planning recommendation while the purchase procedure remains unconfirmed.
The same description warns that an expensive purchase can be confiscated, fail inspection or remain unsold. Such a purchase may leave you unable to cover what you owe even when its apparent margin looked attractive. The beginner guide explains this tradeoff without inventing a required savings percentage or a universal rent formula.
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Inspect goods before committing the balance
Different products need different checks before resale in the official shopkeeping description. Cigarette packs require visual inspection, water needs testing and filtering, and rare goods need appraisal. The appraisal guide separates those checks from assumptions about fixed profit.
UPDATE 049 also allows players to preview containers and machines before buying them. This is a confirmed way to learn about an equipment offer before paying for it. It is not a documented method for previewing or purchasing ownership of the storefront itself.
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Which buying details still need confirmation
A complete answer would need the current version's purchase price, available interaction and eligibility conditions. It would also need to establish whether the procedure applies to the Demo, the eventual full game or both. Until those details are present in the collected material, this page cannot reliably direct you to a named character, day or button.
The confirmed answer is therefore limited to the goal and the rent pressure around it. Continue treating item checks and rent budgeting as shopkeeping decisions rather than a guaranteed ownership route. The actual final purchase remains 待确认 / Pending confirmation.